$ hg init t $ cd t $ echo 1 > a $ hg ci -qAm "first" $ hg cp a b $ hg mv a c $ echo 2 >> b $ echo 2 >> c $ hg ci -qAm "second" $ hg co -C 0 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved $ echo 0 > a $ echo 1 >> a $ hg ci -qAm "other" $ hg merge --debug searching for copies back to rev 1 unmatched files in other: b c all copies found (* = to merge, ! = divergent, % = renamed and deleted): src: 'a' -> dst: 'b' * src: 'a' -> dst: 'c' * checking for directory renames resolving manifests branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False ancestor: b8bf91eeebbc, local: add3f11052fa+, remote: 17c05bb7fcb6 a: remote moved to b -> m preserving a for resolve of b a: remote moved to c -> m preserving a for resolve of c removing a updating: a 1/2 files (50.00%) picked tool 'internal:merge' for b (binary False symlink False) merging a and b to b my b@add3f11052fa+ other b@17c05bb7fcb6 ancestor a@b8bf91eeebbc premerge successful updating: a 2/2 files (100.00%) picked tool 'internal:merge' for c (binary False symlink False) merging a and c to c my c@add3f11052fa+ other c@17c05bb7fcb6 ancestor a@b8bf91eeebbc premerge successful 0 files updated, 2 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved (branch merge, don't forget to commit) file b $ cat b 0 1 2 file c $ cat c 0 1 2 $ cd ..